WISCONSIN DELLS, Wisc. — At an annual gathering last month, the Midwest Forage Association (MFA) — the largest affiliate of the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA), discussed ways to increase ...

Alfalfa is a forage crop that has been around for centuries and is dubbed by many as the mother’s milk of hay production. It produces the highest protein and digestible hay that you can feed to ...

There’s a definite sense of long-term optimism among alfalfa growers nationwide, according to Beth Nelson, president of the National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance, which is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers should not ignore alfalfa fields after the final harvest of the season but instead should assess stands to determine if any limestone, nutrients or reseeding plans are ...

Pests are one of the factors in an alfalfa crop that can cause the most damage and preventing them are keys to a bumper crop. Kelly Seuhs, Extension specialist for forage entomology at Oklahoma State ...

Roots are the unseen foundation of crop productivity, yet their genetic blueprint remains underexplored in alfalfa, one of the world’s most important forage legumes. By analyzing 171 alfalfa genotypes ...